Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Controller for estimating relative humidity and condensed water, and method for controlling condensed water drain using the same
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Application No.: US16537039Application Date: 2019-08-09
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Publication No.: US11264628B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: Soon Il Jeon , Dae Jong Kim , Dong Hun Lee
- Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company , Kia Motors Corporation
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul; KR Seoul
- Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company,Kia Motors Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company,Kia Motors Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul; KR Seoul
- Agency: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
- Agent Peter F. Coriess
- Priority: KR10-2010-0125324 20101209
- Main IPC: H01M8/04828
- IPC: H01M8/04828 ; H01M8/04119 ; H01M8/04492 ; H01M8/04992 ; H01M8/0432 ; H01M8/0438 ; H01M8/04223

Abstract:
The present invention provides a relative humidity and condensed water estimator for a fuel cell and a method for controlling condensed water drain using the same. Here, the relative humidity and condensed water estimator is utilized in control of the fuel cell system involving control of anode condensed water drain by outputting at least two of signals comprising air-side relative humidity, hydrogen-side relative humidity, air-side instantaneous or cumulative condensed water, hydrogen-side instantaneous or cumulative condensed water, instantaneous and cumulative condensed water of the humidifier, membrane water contents, catalyst layer oxygen partial pressure, catalyst layer hydrogen partial pressure, stack or cell voltage, air-side catalyst layer relative humidity, hydrogen-side catalyst layer relative humidity, oxygen supercharging ratio, hydrogen supercharging ratio, residual water in a stack, and residual water in a humidifier.
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